School For Lovers competition

TGSMP founders, rapper Paradise, and
producer/saxophonist Charlie Parker, will be bringing one of Mozart's
famous operas
into a contemporary, urban context. Perhaps it's a bit too street, going by
comments in the press about the kind of "street" language
co-opted into the adaptation called 'School 4 Lovers', which "is is a
fresh adaptation of Mozart’s opera 'Cosi Fan Tutte'. 18th century
opera is fired up with the energy of 21st century hip-hop to create a
new cultural fusion. Orchestras deliver raw beats. MCs vie with
sopranos. Opera battles with hip-hop for centre-stage. The setting has
changed too – it’s no longer Naples, but it’s an inner city
estate. But the guys in the band are still asking the same fundamental
question – "Will she remain faithful while I’m away?" School
4 Lovers At Glynbourne Opera House near Lewes
and Brighton. 16 March 2006: school and youth groups performance @ 7pm +
DJ in foyer from 6.30pm; 17 & 18 March 2006 @ 8pm + DJ in foyer from
7.30pm. Adults: £20, 18 & under: £10. 01273 815 025.
To be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets to see this
contemporary, urban remake of Mozart's opera, on Saturday March 18, just
correctly answer this question: what nationality was Mozart? Send your
answer, plus your name and phone number to editor@britishblackmusic.com
(subject line: School For Lovers answer) by March 5 2006.